Spelunky 2:Anubis

Anubis (Spelunky 2)

Anubis (Spelunky HD)

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Spawns:	Temple of Anubis 4-1
Health:	20
Damage:	1 (Contact) 10 (Scepter)
Stunnable:	No
Corpse:	No
Size:	Large (2x2)
Drops:	Scepter
Immune to:	Stomping (Without Spike Shoes)
Notes:	Every fourth projectile he shoots will hone in and be much faster

Anubis is an enemy based on the Egyptian god of death of the same name, found in 4-1 of Temple of Anubis.

Behavior

Anubis is initially found dormant, resting on his throne found somewhere along the main path of the level. He may be damaged and still deal contact damage to the Spelunker while on his throne.

If the Spelunker gets too close to Anubis, bothers him by causing a nearby explosion, or attacks him, he blinks three times, before waking up to attack.

Anubis has 2 main attacks, and a consistent attack pattern:

• Anubis' main attack involves him raising his scepter, generating a psychic ray that will slowly float towards the Spelunker. While slow moving, they last for about 7 seconds and can easily overwhelm the Spelunker and trap them in a tight position with the frequency they are summoned.
• After summoning three of his normal projectiles, an Udjat Eye symbol will flash at the location of the Spelunker, and soon after Anubis will fire a much quicker, larger, and wider psychic disc aiming at where the eye originally flashed.

Both of Anubis' projectiles deal 10 damage, and can pass through walls to reach their target. They also violently knock around items and corpses they make contact with, destroying them if possible. A notable exception to this rule are bombs, which are unaffected.

Anubis traverses the level by floating around, and will back up from the player if they get too close to avoid being attacked by their Whip.

If killed, Anubis drops his Scepter, an item capable of opening The City of Gold with the help of the prior-obtained Hedjet/Crown.

Spritesheet

Throne sprite

Trivia

• In a Developer AMA, one of Spelunky 2's developers noted a concept involving Anubis surrounded by a large ball of water, which would return to him if pushed away. While this concept ultimately did not make it into the final game, the developers shared how this would have looked like in game:

Version History

1.25.0 (W64)

• Fixed ownership issue on Anubis and Hundun's heads that could eventually lead to void pacifist runs

1.22.6 (Switch)

• It should now be harder for Anubis' special shot to just linger in place after not finding a suitable target
• Tweaked Anubis' ice cage and bubble size

1.20.4a (W64)

• Sitting Anubis will now be crushable